Method

Add the date pieces down the chute of the food processor as this will bind the mixture together.

Remove the mixture from the food processor and put it in a large mixing bowl.

Chop the apricots and figs into small pieces and mix into the main mixture.

Shape the mixture into a log shape (be creative – do knobbly branches etc!) onto a dehydrator non-stick sheet and dehydrate on 115˚ F until it is the right consistency. You can remove the non-stick sheet half-way for more even dehydrating and re-shape the log.

Slice this and serve with a warm sauce. (Tomorrow’s recipe!) Tip: Save the cranberry soak water.

Nothing says Christmas (or Yule in my house) like a slice of Bavaria. The Germans gave us a lot of the traditions we now take for granted at this time of year. Bavarians do sausage in a big way, but of course they’re all meat and all cooked and so not suitable for a raw vegan lifestyle, but this recipe brings a little bit of spicy Bavaria into the Yuletide festivities…